Rayo Vallecano will face Elche in La Liga as the season resumes. The match is a relegation clash at Estadio de Vallecas. Only three points separate the two sides in the table.
Rayo’s Home Advantage
Rayo sits in 14th with 32 points. They are four points above the drop zone. Rayo has lost just twice in 14 home league games this season, going unbeaten in its last four.
Iñigo Pérez’s side is also still active in the Conference League, having advanced to the quarterfinals. Rayo enters this fixture winless in three straight league matches after a 1-0 defeat to Barcelona last time out.
Elche’s Fight to Stay Up
Elche is 17th with 29 points, one point above the bottom three. They arrive on the back of a 2-1 home win over Mallorca before the international break. That victory was the club’s first of 2026 and ended a 12-match winless run, lifting Elche out of the relegation zone.
The visitors have not won any of their 14 away games this season and have lost their last six road trips in La Liga. Rayo has won each of the last three home meetings with Elche.
Trends Favour Rayo
- Rayo has lost just twice in 14 home league games this season.
- Elche has not won any of their 14 away games this season.
- Elche has lost their last six road trips in La Liga.
- Rayo has won each of the last three home meetings with Elche.
All of the trends and stats tilt towards the home side in this one. The prediction is Rayo Vallecano 1, Elche 0.
Rayo picks up a big win to separate itself from the bottom three even more.